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Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits

5 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve near Wilkins Four Corners, MA. The route passes Lookout Point and Sunrise Hill. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 384 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00015, -71.31636
Nearest town Wilkins Four Corners, MA
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Sunrise Hill–Lookout Point, 3 summits

5 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 205–385 ft

Out & Back · Wildlands Trust - Crystal Spring Preserve

Trailhead: 42.00015, -71.31636

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Lookout Point.
  4. 50 ftPass Sunrise Hill.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Old J-bar Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  14. 300 ftReach Sunrise Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old J-bar Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunrise-hill-lookout-point-out-back-3-summits-8-km

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 86°69° 30%
Fri 95°71° 25%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°70° 20%
Mon 96°71° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 14 min before dark.

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